1118 The Counterattack!
The Champions League final between Liverpool and Arsenal at the Kiev Olympic National Stadium has been flying fast since the start.
It is impossible to tell which side is actively leading the rhythm, but the two teams can definitely keep up with each other's attack and defense, and they are both pursuing a faster rhythm to break through the opponent's defense!
In the 8th minute of the game, Arsenal quickly attacked the backcourt, Chambers quickly ran forward and received Ramsey's pass. Chambers directly splashed the ball in the middle line. When Kante was preparing to defend the side, Casemiro's position was closer to the middle. Chambers passed the ball to the right side of the frontcourt with a diagonal pass!
Diagonal shift attack!
The reason why Situ Yunbing admires Klopp is because as long as he is given talented players, he can train players. The offensive efficiency of Chambers and Bellerin, two full-backs, can be said to be second only to Liverpool's Arnold and Robertson in the Premier League.
Arsenal's offensive system support depends largely on assists from full-backs!
This is different from Liverpool's possible positional battles and offense, but also has strong midfield support in defense.
But just like the martial arts world where there are many masters, there are only a few tricks and tricks in the martial arts world. If you can learn it, you will definitely be outstanding if you can learn it in one go.
The same is true for football. It can be complicated to say that it is complicated. It means that if you practice the most efficient techniques and tactics of the contemporary era, you will have a certain degree of efficiency guarantee.
When Casemiro was hurrying to defend the side, Salah took the initiative to cut in advance and got the ball successfully. He calmly observed his opponent's running position and then sent the ball to the middle of the penalty area with a short pass.
The lines that were exposed to the movement of Kante and Casemiro were used.
Firmino, who was in the middle of the penalty area, hit the ball directly with his heel when touching the ball, and turned to the left in front of the penalty area. After getting the ball, he quickly stepped forward!
Arsenal's fast break pass speed is too fast!
They will not find space like Manchester City to speed up when ensuring higher offense certainty. They always bear high trial and error risks at faster pace to complete the lightning fast break!
It is hard to say which one is higher and which one is lower, which one is right and which one is wrong. It is both pros and cons.
But this time Mane's quick cross-cut seemed to be in tune with Firmino!
If African players want to achieve great achievements or have strong strength, their own technical strength and physical conditions are only the basis. Higher technical and tactical qualities and creativity on the spot are necessary conditions for promotion and breakthroughs. The big reason why Africa does not have a strong team on the world stage is also a constraint on technical and tactical factors.
Mane is undoubtedly one of the benchmarks for contemporary African players in European football. He is the peak representative of African players, because in addition to his strong personal abilities, he also has high technical and tactical qualities.
When Mane touched the ball, he noticed Van Dijk's robbery. At this time, it was difficult for him to teleport the ball diagonally through the ground to find Firmino, so he chose to pass the ball across the top!
The flying football passed over Van Dijk's head and saw Firmino stepping forward to form a single shot, countless Arsenal fans in the stands were looking forward!
Score this ball in!
Terstegen attacked in time. When Firmino headed the ball directly, Terstegen had already arrived less than two meters ahead of Casemiro.
In the flash, Firmino's header and shot the ball out was blocked by Ter Stegen's close-range lifting his hand!
call!
The Reds fans were amazed, while the Gunners fans were extremely disappointed, but nodded and applauded immediately. At least Arsenal's performance made them feel very exciting!
"Telstegen made a contribution! Arsenal's fast attack in the frontcourt caused a fatal threat!
The cooperation between Salah, Firmino and Mane was very fast, which made the Liverpool defense line fall into an extremely dangerous situation if it makes a slight adjustment and makes a mistake in choice!
Fortunately, this time Terstegen took the lead and blocked most of Firmino's attack angles!
If Firmino is more calm and confident in this ball, maybe he can stop the ball with his chest and adjust the direction, and then attack again, as long as he can shoot the ball, Ter Stegen will be unable to turn the situation back!"
Although Klopp felt regretful on the sidelines, he was very excited to applaud the team.
Situ Yunbing frowned slightly on the sidelines. Although the rhythm of the two teams seems to be similar, Arsenal always plays Liverpool's fast attack, not counterattack, but always has more offensive space. In contrast, Liverpool's offense is basically a tough attack.
Arsenal is more open in terms of space conditions.
It must be that Liverpool had some problems in the rhythm, or that the continuous attack pressure they wanted was not able to play!
Situ Yunbing made gestures to the disciples on the field and made certain adjustments.
If Wenger left some excellent legacy to Klopp, it must be the team's technical foundation. They will not only pursue simple counterattacks after defense like ordinary Premier League teams, and also have a high sense of ball control.
But Klopp has improved these awareness and habits, which is deeply rooted in day-to-day training and weekly practical competitions.
In addition to inheriting the player's resource heritage, Guardiola has almost never left him any excellent genes in the deep technical and tactical levels. So Guardiola experienced a disastrous first season on the technical and tactical level, and then he could only start over and get back out of his cocoon and be reborn!
The Reds fans in the stands of the Kiev Olympic National Stadium are already a little worried. Arsenal is indeed very strong. Their trident offensive efficiency is even higher than that of Manchester City, which pays more attention to cooperation, and has a greater threat!
After all, Manchester City's main focus is actually in the midfield, and the offensive cooperation of Arsenal Trident makes the scene look more threatening!
Liverpool has a slight advantage in fundamentals, but this dominance will not allow Liverpool to crush their opponents or even suppress their opponents in the game.
But the overall strength of a team also depends on on-the-spot performance and adaptability!
Therefore, the focus of the game changed to Situ Yunbing and Klopp.
In comparison, Klopp will not pursue frequent changes in the team's posture and tactics during the game, unless it is a big disadvantage or a big advantage, either breaking the boat or winning steadily.
Situ Yunbing and Klopp have been fighting for many years, so they naturally know this.
If Liverpool wants to make a strong effort, it shouldn't be in a backward situation, but it happens to be in the current situation. On the one hand, Arsenal thinks they are doing well, and on the other hand, they are caught off guard against Klopp!
In the 13th minute of the game, Liverpool made a fast break in the frontcourt and fell into a similar attack again. After Liverpool Mbappe received the response from the right, he quickly completed the pass and cut with Arnold, who assisted the attack. When he turned around and drove Chambers to retreat to defend, a vacuum appeared in the right area in front of the penalty area, because Wijnaldum also retreated to the penalty area.
At this time, Arnold knocked the ball across the right front of the penalty area. Eriksen, who was quickly running, took the lead in touching the ball and passing it with a half-high cross from the ball under the pursuit of Ramsey and Milner.
The football can be seen to be able to bypass Koscheerney and send it to Sane who cuts inwardly, so this will be an excellent chance to score!
But Koscheerney turned around and stretched out his leg and blocked the ball.
Lovren rushed to the ball before Lewandowski and sent the ball to the right outside the penalty area.
Salah responded on the backcourt side, but he couldn't control the ball under Robertson's defense, so he knocked the ball back to Bellerin, then quickly turned and ran forward quickly.
It looks like Arsenal will get another chance to fight back!
When Bellerin rushed forward, he stopped the ball but was pressed by Sane. Bellerin dribbled forward and dodged Sane's counterattack. The counterattack seemed to have opened up.
But what Bellein unexpectedly was that Kante actually killed him in front of him!
That's right, when Liverpool's offense failed, Kanter did not retreat from the central circle, but instead ran in a diagonal direction and went to the wing immediately!
Crazy counterattacks were launched in the frontcourt!
Salah had not made any time in the running position in the front. Bellerin observed the situation in the middle on the left and unexpectedly saw Eriksen and Casemiro blocking Milner and Ramsey respectively. Bellerin gritted his teeth and passed the ball diagonally to the left of the frontcourt!
Although Mane quickly ran and responded, when Van Dijk moved to him, Mane really had no chance at all, and his physical condition was overwhelming!
Van Dijk headed the ball and sent it to Arnold, who was returning to the defense to meet.
Klopp was in a daze when he watched on the sidelines!
Liverpool has changed its defensive strategy, or their active efforts have changed!
Situ Yunbing's eyes were cold.
Want to keep fighting back?
How about being beaten back on the way to counterattack!
That's right, his previous adjustment was to require Liverpool to focus on defensive efforts and play against Arsenal's counterattack!
The confrontation between Premier League teams is actually a very common scene where the opponent has just fought back but failed, but the opponent has quickly launched a counterattack. If there is no pause during the period, it is not a big fuss to fight two counterattacks.
When Van Dijk headed the ball, Arsenal's overall formation was pushed forward abruptly!
The back line must have the least forward amplitude, and the midfield line advances to support the forward line, while the forward line must have the most forward running and the largest amplitude.
When Arnold stopped the ball, Wijnaldum rushed to counterattack. If he could intercept the ball directly, Arsenal could instantly escape the danger!
However, Arnold pulled the ball smoothly and turned around, and passed the ball straight ahead before Wijnaldum hit his side.
While Mbappe was receiving, Chambers quickly stepped forward and pressed her close.
Mbappe knocked the ball across the back, and immediately turned around and inserted it in front of the ball when he touched it!
Casemiro, who was receiving the nearby assist, made a diagonal pass, and the football rolled to the side of the penalty area. Mbappe turned around and ran away Chambers, then turned into the inward cutting track, and dribbled the ball and entered the penalty area in one step!
Chapter completed!